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SELF LEVELING TABLE FOR SHIPS. No. 317,748. Patented'May 12, 1885 INVENTDRS YWITNESSES v ll'NiTEi Jv STATES PATENT UFFICE.

CHARLES E. DIGGS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AND WILLIAM L. MESSIOK, OE GABTERS CREEK, VIRGINIA.

SELF-LEVELING TABLE FOR SHIPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,748, dated MaylZ, 1885. A pplication filed January 9, 1884. Renewed December 18, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES E. Dress, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Baltimore, Baltimore county, Maryland, and WVM. L. MESSIOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carters Creek, in the county of Lancaster and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Self-Leveling Tables for Ships; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which forms a part of this specification.

The drawing is a representation of this invention, and is a perspective view.

This invention has relation to marine or self-leveling tables; and it consists in the construction and novel arrangement of devices,

as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing, the letter A designates the table, which is balanced upon central transverse journals B, which are seated on supports 0.

To the under side of the table are secured arms D, the lower ends of which are attached to a weight, E, which is suspended thereby centrally under the table near the deck.

F represents a hook pivoted to the deck or to a deck-block, whereby the weight can be locked in position when the vessel is in port or running in a calm sea.

Under the sides of the table are located uprights or bearings G, which are shorter than the main supports 0, to which the table is pivoted. To these short vertical uprights or coiled form, the upper ends of which are connected to the sides of the table near the edges thereof. These springs are designed to counteract the tendency of the heavy Weight to the table from rocking, quickly steadying it, and holding it steady under the motion of the vessel.

Having described this invention,what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s 7 The combination, with the table, pivoted on central transverse bearings, of the arms D, rigidly attached to the table, and having a weight, E, secured to their lower ends, the vertical springs H, and their supports G under the table, substantially as shown, whereby the tendency of the weight to swing is counteracted and the table steadied, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof we affiX our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. DIGGS. \VM. L. MESSIGK. Witnesses:

THEO. MUNGEN, J OHN T. MoRRow.

bearings are attached springs H, usually of swing from side to side, and serve to prevent 

